Even with these changes, I would have to say I prefer the version that Brian proposed with Jon's improvements. It's just simpler and just doesn't contain as...
I agree that a calendar reminder that automatically repeats is inappropriate, so thanks to Steve Dow's directions below I was able to figure out how to shut...
... I am not a constitutionalist. I don't want to spend time designing or imagining a better constitution - that's an exercise somewhat akin to designing...
... I am not a constitutionalist. I don't want to spend time designing or imagining a better constitution - that's an exercise somewhat akin to designing...
Mr. Knapp, welcome to our merry band! My take is that you frame things pretty well. Another way to frame them is to determine what timeframe is being...
There are many forms a revolution can take. Violent revolution is out of the question, people get hurt and the LP would be on the sidelines because of the Zero...
... Just a quick clarification of non-aggression: it's perfectly possible to *hurt* people without aggressing against them. You just have to be careful about...
... (K) Yes, very well said, Tom. Further, to simulate "competing governments" in "anarcho-capitalism" [sic], the 50 "states" [sic] should compete under a...
Linda, I am personally disappointed in Susan's responses on this board in several instances: 1. She does not have time to talk on the phone to a member of the...
Guy said: "...she would expose the LP to governmental attack by ... (K) The problem isn't limited to Susan. The center of the problem is Lew Rockwell. For...
... By all means, our first priority is to make sure the U.S. government approves of our beliefs. Caving in is always an accepted political approach to winning...
... Finally.....McLendon you've got it now. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on a phone call. ... And thus a perfect example of inane logic. No one has...
... Sorry I've been a disappointment to you. ... Of course it is - *to me*. Just as your time is more important to you than it is to me. ... That might not a...
... The fact that some individuals in the government might make the same mistake in confusing aggression and force does not mean we should stop trying to make...
... When I refused your invitation to talk via 'phone, I was not aware that you were appointed to the platform committee. Since you are, I would be glad to...
but wait! the LP still has the Pledge, so that can surely save it, eh? ;-) (yes, this is SARCASM!) 8-) bernard baruch carman - seeker of truth / seeder of...
Susan, A personal fault of mine is that my energy tends to put me a tad on the hothead side; I apologize for that. Please let's try to start over on a more...
... Susan, by my count, we have three "Constitutionalists" on PlatComm08: Guy, Jon Roland from Texas (http://www.jonroland.org/) and Brian Holtz, who has...
great post, Bonnie. In my case, I don't consider myself a "constitutionalist," per se, but I often agree with the constitutionalist perspective, Ron Paul...
Bonnie Scott wrote: BS) There is already a Constitution Party, and we are not it. (BS There is also already a Green Party, but that wouldn't be a good reason...
... I agree that there is a constitutionalist branch of libertarianism, but I'm not convinced that all constitutionalism is libertarian. Likewise, there is a...
Great point, Bonnie. Of course, as an avid reader of LewRockwell.com, for ex., they seem to think they have cornered the market on what is "libertarian" and...
... Ron Paul ran in '88 on a standard radical LP platform and hewed to it reasonably well. There is no reason he cannot do so again if he chooses. We don't...
Susan Hogarth wrote: SH) Ron Paul ran in '88 on a standard radical LP platform and hewed to it reasonably well. (SH Records from that era are spotty at best....
... I remember it well, and would say Susan's summary is accurate. Even then, "Bring the troops home" was one of his major bullets. At that time it did not...